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Twitter has boasted of how it helped Labour win the social media battle as Britons went out to vote in June's general election which nearly resulted in Jeremy Corbyn becoming Prime Minister.

The news came after Facebook, another US social media company, told how it helped the Scottish National Party "achieve an overwhelming victory" at the 2015 election after it set up an obscure government and politics team to help political parties win campaigns.

Labour's successful exploitation of Twitter will further draw unflattering comparisons with the Conservatives' lacklustre social media presence ahead of polling day.